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Goverment announces regional mediation networks

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:42:00 GMT

The Government today announced the latest step in its attempts to reform the employment tribunal system - a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small businesses. The pilot networks will be located in Cambr

Unions lose CPI pensions battle in High Court

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:21:00 GMT

Public sector unions have lost their High Court battle over alterations to how pensions are calculated. George Osborne announced in his emergency Budget in June 2010 that, with effect from April 2011, pensions would b

Employees less supportive of public sector cuts, but feel strikes not the answer

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT

Employee support for public sector cuts has fallen but many still believe striking public workers will lose sympathy if they cause disruption, a report has found. According to research by the Chartered Institute for Personn

Unison strike ballot could be 'fatally flawed'

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:58:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE The Unison ballot, in which members voted yes to a strike over public sector pensions, could be "fatally flawed", meaning that employers could put a stop to the planned "d

Unions committed to public sector strikes despite new offer on pensions

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:13:00 GMT

Public sector unions have said that they are "firmly committed" to continuing preparations for a planned day of industrial action at the end of the month, despite a new offer from the Government on pensions. The Government

Public sector strikes: could a court injunction stop widespread action?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:58:00 GMT

The Government could put a stop to coordinated strike action in the public sector by encouraging employers to challenge the walkouts in court. This is the claim of Stephen Blunt, partner at law firm Clyde Co, who was

Unions recruiting more minority workers

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:28:00 GMT

Unions are ramping up efforts to recruit minority workers, according to the TUC Equality Audit published this week.

One-third of workers would report underperforming colleagues

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:35:00 GMT

Almost one employee in three (31%) would report colleagues to managers if they thought that they had been seriously underperforming, even if they considered those colleagues to be friends. According to the global poll

Northern Europe has more collaborative work environments than the South

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:08:00 GMT

Managers in Northern Europe create more supportive and collaborative working environments than their Southern European counterparts, according to research from Hay Group.